Nearly two decades ago, I stood with millions of American taxpayers in demanding an end to bailouts, crony capitalism, and endless government spending. The Tea Party movement was a wake-up call to the political class that the working people of America were fed up.
How simple it seems looking back. If you had told me that in 2026 we would be debating city mayors flying rainbow pride flags and passing legislation to protect women’s bathrooms, I would not have believed it.
Yet here we are. As absurd as it may seem, this is a necessary fight to protect children, families, and our culture.
Last year, the Legislature passed a bill defining which flags may be flown on government buildings. Some may think this is a waste of time—that there are bigger fish to fry—but it was necessary to curtail cities such as Boise that were using their official status to promote divisive ideologies like the LGBTQ+ agenda and BLM.
The Boise mayor and a majority of the city council chose not to follow the law and instead found what appeared to be a loophole by voting to designate the pride flag as an “official flag” of the city.
Now our Republican lawmakers are back, spending their valuable and limited time closing that loophole to ensure that everyone is truly welcome in our great cities—not just those who subscribe to a particular socio-political viewpoint.
That bill passed the House State Affairs Committee on a party-line vote. Republicans were united in affirming that government offices should fly only those flags that represent all of us: the American flag, the Idaho flag, and flags representing our military, state universities, and Native American tribes.
Many of the same individuals who testified against the flag bill returned this week to oppose legislation requiring men to use the men’s restroom. Can you imagine anything more absurd? A small number of men derive perverse pleasure from dressing as women, using women’s restrooms, and expect the rest of society to accept it without question. As a woman (an adult human female) I find that not only ridiculous, but downright offensive.
It’s unfortunate that legislation is necessary to address this issue. But it is necessary, and our Republican lawmakers are once again taking action. That bill also passed committee this week and appears to have strong support. I suspect I am not alone in feeling weary of this culture war. Personally, I would rather be talking about cutting taxes every day than debating divisive flags and restroom policies. But these are the battles of our time. Ronald Reagan said every generation must fight for liberty. I guess it’s up to this generation to fight for sanity as well. | 
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